"Thessalonians: Then & Now" works on the assumption that what Paul had to say to those he addressed, concerned matters they could understand. While they were not seminary trained professional theologians, or pastors, they could nevertheless as rank and file work a day Christians, understand the face value meaning of his words. More than this, what Paul had to say had practical bearing on their lives at that moment in history. Hence, while 1900 years of Christian history may have added a superfluity of extra-biblical traditions to Christian faith and practice, the original fountain remains, and modern day Christians can still drink there and receive spiritual nourishment for their lives today. "Thessalonians: Then & Now" is a book that does not reflect any particular biased contemporary denominational agenda, but instead it seeks to permit the text to speak for itself and thus allow Christians to relate biblical truth to their personal lives in the world in which we live.
